Amusing but fact-filled look at what life was life on the sailing warships of the 16th century by being part of a fleet of ships in the Spanish Armada belonging to the king of Spain who is attempting to invade England.
Discusses the causes and describes the events of the decisive battle that assured English independence from Spanish rule
78 ; Jack Davies Jones , “ The Isle of Wight and the Armada ' , p . 11 ; Lindsay Boynton , The Elizabethan Militia , p . 133 . 12 Relation of Medina - Sidonia , in Laughton , op . cit . , II , 354–70 ; Boteler , op . cit . , pp .
In the Voyage of the Armada, David Howarth brilliantly conveys the drama of the Spanish Armada's progress and brings to life the personalities of the men who influenced its course, from the dogmatic and irrational Philip II to Don Juan ...